Computer Science / Unit 4 CS 0180 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Performance or Productivity
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The idea
Low-level programs usually execute faster and cost more labor; high-level programs finish sooner and prevent whole error classes — two legitimate priorities, each with settings that favor it.
In practice
A trading engine and a quarterly report generator deserve different ends of the spectrum.
Where people slip
Neither end wins in general; the setting decides.
Your place on the trail
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